As my 10-year old daughter handed me her sleeping bag and pillow after the spa party, I noticed that her nails were decorated with multi-colored stickers. She said that she knew I worked in environmental health and wouldn’t want her to get her nails painted. I cringed but simultaneously rejoiced. I had officially become “that […]
Author: Heather White
Heather White is executive director of Environmental Working Group (EWG), a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit research and advocacy organization.
Are You There, God? It’s Me, Rebecca: Early Puberty a New Normal
Judy Blume’s 1970 classic, Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret, guided my generation through puberty. The book chronicles an almost-12-year-old girl’s struggle as she prays that her mom will get her a bra, and then deals with her nervous excitement and embarrassment when she starts having periods. Today, Blume would have to write about the […]
Which Toxins Did YOU Apply Today?
The following is an excerpt from Heather White’s investigative report, “Skin Deep,” published in the Fall 2014 issue of Ms. Join the Ms. community today and take a digital copy of the issue with you everywhere you go! When I was a little girl, my favorite thing to do was watch my grandmother get ready to go out. […]